After the death of Prince Philip .. Will Queen Elizabeth abdicate the throne of Britain?

Although she lost her husband Prince Philip, a life partner and boyfriend for a record-breaking period of time, observers believe there is little chance that the 94-year-old Queen Elizabeth will abdicate.

Elizabeth's husband Philip died for more than seven decades after the longest time consort of a queen in British history had spent on Friday at the age of 99.

Philip was the love of her life.

He married her in 1947, and has lived with her throughout her 69-year tenure on the throne.

He was the first to tell her about the death of her father, George VI, while they were in Kenya in 1952, and that she became Queen of Britain at the age of twenty-five.

Despite the huge void left by Philip's death in her life, aides and experts in the affairs of the royal family say that the death will not lead to the abdication of the Queen, the oldest and longest-living king in the world, to her son and heir Prince Charles.

Royal historian Hugo Vickers said, "I can assure you that the queen will not abdicate. All indications are that the queen is in very good health, and the odds that our queen will remain for as long as possible are strong."

Elizabeth continued to carry out her official duties, albeit remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions, even while Philip was in hospital for four weeks earlier this year.

Observers say that part of the answer to the question of why Elizabeth will not abdicate the crown is related to the way she became queen of the country.

When she was born in 1926, she was not expected at all to become the Queen.

But her uncle Edward VIII abdicated the throne because of his love for the American divorced woman, Wallis Simpson, which the British establishment considered an unacceptable connection.

It was a prelude to a constitutional crisis that caused the crown to pass to her father, George VI, when she was ten years old.

Once, Elizabeth said, “It's a job for life,” echoing a promise she made on her 21st birthday in 1947.

In a speech to the British people while on a tour in South Africa, she said, "I declare before you all that my whole life, long or short, will be dedicated to serving you and our great imperial family to which we all belong."

She repeated this promise on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, and when senior aides to Buckingham Palace are asked whether a compromise is a possible hypothesis, they repeat the same answer, "Lifetime means life."

This means that it will not follow the example of other European monarchs, such as Juan Carlos, King of Spain, who abdicated the throne in 2014, Belgium's King Albert, who stepped down in 2013, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who abdicated the throne in the same year.

Given her deeply religious personality and being the Honorary President of the Church of England, Elizabeth believes, according to commentators and those who know her well, that the promises she made on the day of her coronation could not be broken.

However, Queen Elizabeth may pass more of the official burden on to Charles, 72, and other members of the Windsor family who are already carrying out much of her work.

In the past decade, she has completed nearly all international tours, reduced the number of foundations and societies under her auspices, and transferred her role in dozens of charities, academic institutions and sports bodies to other members of the royal family.

Royal historian Robert Lacey said, "The Queen may go into hiding a bit and we will see more frequently Prince Charles and Prince William acting on behalf. Yet the Queen will remain the Queen with steadfast feet."

He referred to the plans already announced by the government to commemorate the 70th anniversary of its accession to the throne next summer.

If Elizabeth follows in the footsteps of her mother, who was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and kept appearing in public until her death at the age of 101 in 2002, then Elizabeth could remain at the forefront of British public life for a while.

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